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#OPS Best Albums Of 2016 Part 1 Spotify Playlist (Albums #45-21)

Selections From My Best Albums Of 2016 Part 1 - Albums #45-21 #SpotifyPlaylist

This is the first companion playlist to my Best of 2016 Best Albums list (#45-21). It includes Gonjasufi, Radiohead, Tyvek, De La Soul, Sneaks, and many others.

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Best Of 2016, PlaylistJoshua B. HoeDecember 4, 2016Daydreaming, Radiohead, A Moon Shaped Pool, XL Recordings, Human Om, Tobacco, Sweatbox Dynasty, Ghostly International, Dramamine, Vomitface, Hooray For Me, HY Records, Victorious (National Anthem), Attention Ritual, Ex-Cult, Negative Growth, In The Red Records, Yak, Alas Salvation, Octopus Electrical, Losing You, Super Unison, Auto, Deathwish Inc., Her Face, Powell, Sport, Can't Exist, Tyvek, Origin Of What, How To Taste, Violent Soho, Waco, Dine Alone Music, Life Is Suffering, Deerhoof, The Magic, Polyvinyl Records, Maniac Depressant, Gonjasufi, Callus, Warp, Father's Day, Big Business, Command Your Weather, Joyful Noise Records, Easy Eating, Naked Giants, R.I.P. EP, Driving Through Darkness, Controlled Bleeding, Larva Lumps and Baby Bumps, Artoffact Records, Shotgun Shooter, GOGGS, Go Home, Summer Cannibals, Full Of It, Kill Rock Stars, X.T.Y., Sneaks, Gymnastics, Merge, Snoopies, De La Soul, David Byrne, and the Anonymous Nobody..., Ugly Flower Pretty Vase, Moonface & Siinai, My Best Human Face, JaJaguwarComment

The #OPS Best Albums of 2016 List: The Bronze Medals: 40-21

The madness begins, I stayed up until 5 a.m. putting this together Friday night. Every year, doing this almost kills me but every year I love doing it.

Okay, this is the Bronze Medals, the albums ranked 40-21 (and maybe a few bonus albums too). Albums like "Callus" by Gonjasufi, "A Moon Shaped Pool" by Radiohead, "Hooray For Me" by Vomitface and many others.

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Best Of 2016Joshua B. HoeDecember 3, 2016#OPS, Xylouris White, Black Peak, Cretan Luts, Gretan Lute, Tyvek, Origin Of What, Super Unison, Auto, Deathwish Inc., Naked Giants, R.I.P. EP, Miscreant Records, Summer Cannibals, Full Of It, Kill Rock Stars, Tobacco, Sweatbox Dynasty, Ghostly International, Ex-Cult, Negative Growth, In The Red Records, Sneaks, Gymnastics, Merge Records, Eva Moolchan, Chris Shaw, Powell, Sport, Cabaret Voltaire, XL Recordings, Vomitface, Hooray For Me, Help Yourself Records, Big Business, Command Your Weather, Joyful Noise Records, Radiohead, A Moon Shaped Pool, Violent Soho, Waco, Dine Alone Music, Deerhoof, The Magic, Polyvinyl, Polyvinyl Records, Gonjasufi, Callus, Warp, GOGGS, In The Red, De La Soul, and the Anonymous Nobody..., AOI, Moonface & Siinai, My Best Human Face, Jagjaguwar, Controlled Bleeding, Larva Lumps and Baby Bumps, Artoffact Records, Chvad SB, Paul Lemos, Yak, Alas Salvation, Octopus Electrical, Joey Purp, iii Drops, Xenia Rubinos, Bella Union, drone folk, experimental psych, freak folk, chamber psych, garage pop, punk, post punk, indie punk, Preverb, seattle indie, indie garage rock, indietronica, bay area hip hop, fluxwork, outsider house, Chris and Cosey, Indie Punk, sludge metal, stoner metal, post-doom metal, stoner rock, post-metal, doom metal, drone metal, permanent wave, alternative rock, garage rock, melancholia, indie rock, rock, australian alternative rock, pop-punk, noise rock, bay area indie, noise pop, experimental rock, neo-psychedelic, lo-fi, nu gaze, wonky, bass mucis, hip hop, east coast hip hop, alternative hip hop, hardcore hip hop, industrial, industrial rock, experimental ebm, alt-indie rock, Mothers, When You Walk A Long Distance You Are Tired, Grand Jury Music, brooklyn indie, lo star, preverb, avantgarde metal, Rip It Up And Start Again, Simon Reynolds, Subrosa, For This We Fought The Battle of the Ages, Daymare Recordings, Big Ups, Before A Million Universes, Exploding In Sound RecordingsComment

Have You Heard This (Yet): Swet Shop Boys + L7

Another edition of "Have You Heard This (Yet)? My version of the "Album of the Week" feature.

This week, I am highlighting "Cashmere" by Swet Shop Boys and "Fast and Frightening" by L7.

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The "Ghost Crazy Lithium" #Spotify Playlist (#OPS Transmission #26)

Time for another #OPS Transmission #Spotify Playlist

This week's playlist includes songs from Aphex Twin, Nirvana, The Feelies, Ex-Cult, Childbirth, Protomartyr and many others.

As always, Explore, Enjoy, and Share New Music!

PlaylistJoshua B. HoeSeptember 27, 2016Finally Disaster Rain, #Spotify, #SpotifyPlaylist, #ShareNewMusic, Ghost Crazy Lithium, Look A Ghost, Unwound, Leaves Turn Inside You, Ain't So Simple, Protomartyr, Under Color Of Official Right, Crazy Rhythms, The Feelies, No Novelty, Nots, NOTS, Cosmetics, Lithium, Nirvana, Nevermind, Let's Be Bad, Childbirth, Women's Rights, Hollywood Heatseeker, Ex-Cult, Negative Growth, Senior Picture, Vomitface, Hooray For Me, Orban Eq Trx4, Aphex Twin, Drukqs, Fell In Love With A Girl, The White Stripes, White Blood Cells, Punks In A Disco Bar, Beach Slang, A Loud Bash of Teenage Feelings, Real Good Time Together, Lou Reed, Street Hassle, Finally, Cymbals Eat Guitars, Black and White, The dB's, This Is Radio Clash, The Clash, Captain Beefheart, Captain Beefheart and his Magic BandComment

Have You Heard This (Yet): Ex-Cult and Squeeze

This is my "Album of the Week Feature" but in my version, I feature a brand new album and an album I am revisiting or have rediscovered.

This week, I am featuring Ex-Cult and Squeeze.

Enjoy!

The "Cold Maniac Maps" #Spotify Playlist (#OPS Transmission #21)

Join the movement to Explore, Enjoy, and Share new music. Don't settle for the nonsense the consolidated record industry markets.

This week's playlist includes songs from Gonjasufi, DJ Earl, 3rd Bass, Fury, Flipper, Against Me, Crystal Castles and many others.

Just Hit Play, or stay and read about the bands, and, If you like it Share It!

This Week In On Pirate Satellite 8/6/2016 #OPS

This is the recap of everything I posted on the site the week ending on 8/6/2016.

This week it includes several Mr. Robot posts, several music posts, and a politics post. The throwback post is about the Echo and the Bunnymen album "Ocean Rain."

Enjoy!